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Lodovica,
It really doesn't seem like that is the new dcreanal.c routine since
I believe there should at least be compiler output warnings about
the <ulog.h> instead of "ulog.h" include in dcreanal.c (something
that changed between 5.4 and 5.6.
So, I created a completely new tar file for you with a test data set that
I downloaded from LDEO. The compiled program will be called dcreanal2.
In the gbuddy ftp account:
host: ftp.unidata.ucar.edu
login: gbuddy
password: XXXXXX
you will find:
nawips-5.4/contrib/dcreanal2.tar.Z
unpack this file from $NAWIPS with the command:
zcat dcreanal2.tar.Z | tar xvf -
Then build and test with:
cd $NAWIPS/unidata/ldmbridge/dcreanal2
make all
make install
make test
The "make test" should run: dcreanal2 datau.cdf YYYYMM_ldeo.gem
The datau.cdf file contains Jan 1-Jan2 1948 u component grids.
I added some extra print statements to dcreanal.c so you should see output like:
dcreanal2 datau.cdf YYYYMM_ldeo.gem
Changing center table to cntrgrib1.tbl
Changing vertical coord table to vcrdgrib1.tbl
Changing WMO parameter table to ncarncep1.tbl
Changing center parameter table to ncarncep1.tbl
********************
Vertical coordinate id P
Latitude coordinate Y size 73
Longitude coordinate X size 144
Time coordinate T
Variable parameter u
********************
opening 194801_ldeo.gem 480101/0000
480101/0000 UREL PRES 1000 -1
480101/0000 UREL PRES 925 -1
480101/0000 UREL PRES 850 -1
480101/0000 UREL PRES 700 -1
480101/0000 UREL PRES 600 -1
480101/0000 UREL PRES 500 -1
480101/0000 UREL PRES 400 -1
480101/0000 UREL PRES 300 -1
480101/0000 UREL PRES 250 -1
480101/0000 UREL PRES 200 -1
480101/0000 UREL PRES 150 -1
480101/0000 UREL PRES 100 -1
480101/0000 UREL PRES 70 -1
480101/0000 UREL PRES 50 -1
480101/0000 UREL PRES 30 -1
480101/0000 UREL PRES 20 -1
480101/0000 UREL PRES 10 -1
480102/0000 UREL PRES 1000 -1
480102/0000 UREL PRES 925 -1
480102/0000 UREL PRES 850 -1
480102/0000 UREL PRES 700 -1
480102/0000 UREL PRES 600 -1
480102/0000 UREL PRES 500 -1
480102/0000 UREL PRES 400 -1
480102/0000 UREL PRES 300 -1
480102/0000 UREL PRES 250 -1
480102/0000 UREL PRES 200 -1
If the above works for you, then try one of your data sets. If you still
continue to have trouble decoding your data, then I must be missing
something in your cdl output.
Sorry this is taking several iterations. Hope this solves the trouble.
Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support
>From: Lodovica Illari <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200103231825.f2NIPXL05904
>Hi Steve,
>
>I did what you suggested.
>
>This the output of my compilation. Does it look right?
>
>Lodovica
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
>make all
>ln -s /usr/local/nawips-5.4/gempak5.4/include/ulog.h .
>ln -s /usr/local/nawips-5.4/gempak5.4/include/gemprm.h .
>ln -s /usr/local/nawips-5.4/gempak5.4/include/geminc.h .
>ln -s /usr/local/nawips-5.4/gempak5.4/source/gemlib/na/nacmn.cmn .
>ln -s /usr/local/nawips-5.4/gempak5.4/source/gemlib/gb/gbcmn.h .
>cc -DUNDERSCORE -DOSF1 -O0 -c -I/usr/local/include -I. -DGEMPAK
>-D__STDC__ -DLONG_64_BITS=1 -DNO_REPLACE_SYSLOG -DLOGNAME_ISSOCK
>dcreanal.c
>f77 -O0 -c open_gemgrid.f
>f77 -O0 -c put_gemgrid.f
>/usr/bin/cc -DUNDERSCORE -DOSF1 -O0 -v -o dcreanal dcreanal.o
>open_gemgrid.o put_gemgrid.o /usr/local/nawips-5.4/lib/osf/gemlib.a
>/usr/local/nawips-5.4/lib/osf/cgemlib.a /usr/local/lib/libnetcdf.a
>/usr/local/nawips-5.4/lib/osf/bridge.a -lUfor -lfor -lFutil -lm -lots
>/usr/lib/cmplrs/cc/ld -o dcreanal -g0 -O0 -call_shared
>/usr/lib/cmplrs/cc/crt0.o dcreanal.o open_gemgrid.o put_gemgrid.o
>/usr/local/nawips-5.4/lib/osf/gemlib.a
>/usr/local/nawips-5.4/lib/osf/cgemlib.a /usr/local/lib/libnetcdf.a
>/usr/local/nawips-5.4/lib/osf/bridge.a -lUfor -lfor -lFutil -lm -lots -lc
>/usr/lib/cmplrs/cc/ld:
>0.16u 0.10s 0:03 8% 0+29k 434+117io 23pf+0w 29stk+4560mem
>(null command)
>> make install
>updated /usr/local/nawips-5.4/bin/osf/dcreanal
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
>
>On Thu, 22 Mar 2001, Unidata Support wrote:
>
>>
>> Lodovica,
>>
>> This is the same format of the files I tested under the CDAS directory
>> on LDEO.
>>
>> When you downloaded the dcreanal.c file to your
>> $NAWIPS/unidata/ldmbridge/dcreanal directory, did you rebuild dcreanal with:
>>
>> cd $NAWIPS/unidata/ldmbridge/dcreanal
>> make clean
>> make all
>> make install
>> make clean
>>
>> Did the compiliation issue any errors? Is your $GEMEXE/dcreanal updated?
>>
>> Steve Chiswell
>> Unidata User Support
>>
>>
>>
>> netcdf u_i {
>> dimensions:
>> Y = 73 ;
>> X = 144 ;
>> T = 9 ;
>> P = 17 ;
>> variables:
>> float Y(Y) ;
>> Y:long_name = "Latitude" ;
>> Y:gridtype = 0 ;
>> Y:units = "degree_north" ;
>> float X(X) ;
>> X:long_name = "Longitude" ;
>> X:gridtype = 1 ;
>> X:units = "degree_east" ;
>> int T(T) ;
>> T:long_name = "Time" ;
>> T:defaultvalue = 19435 ;
>> T:calendar = "standard" ;
>> T:gridtype = 0 ;
>> T:units = "days since 1948-01-01" ;
>> int P(P) ;
>> P:long_name = "Pressure" ;
>> P:gridtype = 0 ;
>> P:units = "mb" ;
>> float u(T, P, Y, X) ;
>> u:scale_max = 150.8f ;
>> u:center = "US Weather Service - National Met. Center" ;
>> u:subcenter = "NCEP Reanalysis Project" ;
>> u:gribleveltype = 100 ;
>> u:units = "m/s" ;
>> u:calendar = "standard" ;
>> u:grib_name = "UGRD" ;
>> u:gribparam = 33 ;
>> u:long_name = "zonal wind" ;
>> u:PTVersion = 2 ;
>> u:PDS_TimeRange = 113 ;
>> u:scale_min = -104.7f ;
>> u:GRIBgridcode = 2 ;
>> u:process = "62 wave triangular, 28 layer Spectral model fro
> m \"Medium Ran
>> ge Forecast\" run" ;
>> u:missing_value = 9.999e+20f ;
>> u:Compression.compressiontype = "null" ;
>> }
>> >From: Lodovica Illari <address@hidden>
>> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>> >Keywords: 200103222209.f2MM9cL27954
>>
>> >Hi Steve,
>> >
>> >Thanks for your update version of dcreanal.
>> >
>> >We tried the Intrisic pressure files from LDEO, but still dcreanal did
>> >not work.
>> >
>> >Could you tell us more specifically where these "Intrisic" NetCDF files
>> >are located on the LDEO server?
>> >
>> >Thanks again
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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